Court ends case over assets of FIDE chief Turlov
The court terminated proceedings in the Prosecutor General's lawsuit against FIDE President Turlov.
Consensus
- The Tverskoy District Court in Moscow terminated the legal proceedings against Timur Turlov and related companies.
- The Russian General Prosecutor's Office withdrew its claims in the case.
- The court lifted previously imposed asset preservation measures.
- The case was filed in early October by the General Prosecutor's Office.
- Timur Turlov is a Kazakh citizen and former Russian national who renounced his Russian passport after 2022.
- Turlov was elected president of FIDE on September 26.
- The case involved companies Freedom Holding Corp., Freedom Finance Europe Ltd., W-Empirical Holding Corp., and business partner Arkady Shchukin.
- The prosecution had sought to seize assets worth hundreds of millions of dollars and also requested to recognize Freedom Holding as an extremist organization.
- The withdrawal of the claim was announced by Deputy Prosecutor General Igor Tkachev in a motion submitted to the court.
Points of divergence
- The case was filed shortly after Turlov was elected president of FIDE. — meduza
- The prosecution alleged that Turlov and his companies were involved in extremism due to donations to Ukraine. — tg_echoonline_news
- Turlov was elected president of FIDE in September 2026. — vedomosti
- The prosecution sought to ban the activities of the companies in Russia in addition to asset seizure. — interfax
- The prosecution sought to recognize Freedom Holding as an extremist organization. — thebell
- Freedom Holding stated it has no assets in Russia and does not operate in the country. — mediazona
- The court also approved the withdrawal of the claim to designate the groups as extremist. — vm
Coverage (14 sources)
- Court terminated case filed by Prosecutor General on seizure of FIDE chairman assets — Вести
- Prosecution General Refused to Withdraw Suit on Seizure of Property of FIDE Head Timur Turlov — Медиазона
- Russian Prosecutor General's Office Declined to Withdraw Suit for Seizure of Assets of FIDE President Timur Turlov — Meduza
- Court terminated proceedings in Prosecutor General's lawsuit against FIDE President Turlov — Вечерняя Москва
- Prosec General refused to file a lawsuit for the confiscation of assets of the new president of FIDE — Kazakh businessman Timur Turlov... — ЭХО / Новости
- Court halted case regarding confiscation of property of FIDE head Turlov — Ведомости
- Tverskoy Court of Moscow terminated proceedings on the Prosecutor General's claim against FIDE president — Интерфакс
- Prosecution General Refused Claim to Seize Assets of Freedom Holding and Recognition of Group as Extremist — The Bell
- Prosec General refused to file a lawsuit for confiscation of property of the head of the International Chess Federation — Фонтанка
- Prosec General's Office withdrew lawsuit on confiscation of FIDE President Turlov's assets — Вести
- Prosec General Refused to File Suit for Seizure of Assets of FIDE President Timur Turlov — Новая газета Европа
- Prosec General's Office withdrew lawsuit on confiscation of property of FIDE head Turlov — Вечерняя Москва
- Prosecural General Refused to File Suit for Confiscation of Property of FIDE Head Turlov — Ведомости
- Prosec General Refused to File Suit for Seizure of FIDE President Timur Turlov's Property — Интерфакс
Key entities
- General Procuracy
- FIDE
- Timur Turlov
- Moscow
- Igoria Tkacheva
- Russia
- Tversky Court
- RBC
- Tverskoy District Court
- Freedom Holding
- FIDE
- Interfax
- INTERFAX.RU
- General Procuracy
- Timur Turlov